Polycom 3725-77601-001H manual Add Machine Accounts, Field Description

Polycom CMA System Operations Guide

Add Machine Accounts

For dynamically managed endpoints associated with a room, a user assigned the Administrator role must associate each room in the CMA system with a machine account. The machine account allows the room’s endpoint to connect and authenticate with the CMA system for directory and dynamic management purposes without using the endpoint user’s account.

You can setup the room and machine account the following ways:

•You can set up a machine account and create a new room at the same time, then edit the room to complete the room information.

•You can create a new room, then create the machine account and associate the machine account with the existing room. For more informaiotn, see “Add a Local Room” on page 344.

In a maximum security environment, dynamically managed HDX systems also require a machine account for each HDX that the CMA system will manage. The machine account allows the endpoint to connect and authenticate with the CMA system for dynamic management purposes without using the endpoint user’s account.

The Add Machine Account dialog box includes the following information.

Field	Description
Enable Machine	Select or clear this option to enable and disable
Account	(respectively) the machine account you create for the
	endpoint.
Unlock Machine	Select this option to unlock machine accounts that
Account	become locked when they exceed the Failed login
	threshold. This will only happen when the password
	expires.
User ID	Enter a unique name for the machine account.
	As a best practice, name the machine account in a way
	that associates it with the corresponding device. For
	example, if your company names endpoint systems for
	the system user or room (for example, bsmith_HDX or
	Evergreen_Room), then give the machine account an
	associated User ID (bsmith_HDX_machine or
	evergreen_room_machine).
Password/	Enter a password for the machine account user ID.
Confirm Password	This password must meet the Local Password
	Requirements. This password expires in 365 days.

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